- CBT strategies
- Client-centered work
- Solution-focused steps
About Daphne
Dr. Daphne Washington is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland with seven years of clinical counseling experience. She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, compassion fatigue, relationship and grief issues, career questions, and coping with life changes, with additional attention to social anxiety and phobia.
She helps people develop simple self-care strategies to manage stress and anxiety. Sessions often focus on practical steps for improving confidence and managing burnout. She frames clients as the experts on their own experiences and builds on existing strengths.
Her approach weaves client-centered conversations with techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods. That means she listens first and then helps people try small, doable changes to their thinking and habits. Existential ideas also appear when clients want to talk about life purpose and meaning.
Daphne draws on years as a counselor educator as well as clinical work. That background informs how she explains techniques and coaches people through practice between sessions. She aims for clarity, short-term tools, and realistic goals people can use outside the session.
People who contact her can expect respectful, plain-spoken feedback and hands-on guidance for everyday problems. She supports work on communication difficulties, family of origin issues, caregiver stress, multicultural concerns, and recovery from compassion fatigue. Sessions are conducted in English and based in Maryland.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. Online sessions can reproduce that kind of one-on-one conversation, helping people feel heard and clarifying their goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers specific exercises to change unhelpful patterns. That approach works well in remote sessions because exercises and homework can be reviewed and adjusted between meetings.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try approaches in a collaborative way. If something does not fit, she will suggest a different method or a mix of techniques based on what the person wants to accomplish.
Session logistics and formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, making it easier to schedule short check-ins, or allowing sessions during breaks at work. It can also let people use audio-only meetings when bandwidth is limited or save video for longer sessions. These practical choices help people practice skills in everyday settings without promising specific formats.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, relationship and grief issues, career challenges, coping with life changes, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work. She listens first, then suggests small steps to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical counseling experience and additional years as a counselor educator, which she draws on in sessions.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) in Maryland and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are provided to people in Maryland per the licensing information.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.